Here’s where the jobs are for September 2023 — in one chart

The strongest sector for job growth in September was leisure and hospitality, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Government hiring picked up in September with a net gain of 73,000 jobs.

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The job market has continued to defy expectations of a significant slowdown

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The U.S. labor market saw broad gains in September in a surprisingly strong jobs report that sparked

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The strongest sector for job growth in September was leisure and hospitality, according

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The 96,000 net jobs gain last month was more than the combined total for August and July.

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Bars and restaurants were the strongest group within leisure and hospitality, adding 61,000 jobs.

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Government hiring also picked up in September with a net gain of 73,000 jobs. That is up sharply from the 6,000 jobs

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State government education accounted for 29,000 of those jobs this year.

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The job market has continued to defy expectations of a significant slowdown, and in fact, the numbers for August

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